Nothing compares 2 U

年底大掃除, 偶爾總會有些驚喜!

在一堆塵封的CD中翻出了這張1990 年 Sinead O'connor 的 I do not want what I haven't got專輯

第一次聽到她唱Nothing compares 2 U 這首歌時, 就對這個音樂著迷, 一直都有看詞曲編曲及樂手錄音師等幕後名單的習慣, 看到是Prince的作品, 更是讓我一驚, 因為這個貌似變態色魔的Prince(下圖) 是我的偶像, 原來這傢伙除了鬼吼鬼叫之外, 也可以有這麼深情的作品?! 一直很好奇他會怎麼詮釋這首歌? 當年沒有機會找到另一個比較接近Prince的版本, 拜Google之賜現在只要輕輕一點, 就可以挖到寶了



這首歌是1981年Prince 為The Family寫的歌, 於85年發表的作品, 聽起來比較"聖潔"的感覺, (這個形容詞怎麼會用在Prince的作品上?) 編曲合弦的形式比較有Prince的風格, 聽完後有一股說不上的感覺, 乍聽很不習慣, 但聽久了卻又有別於 Sinead的風味.

原唱 The Family版本


西洋歌曲由他人翻唱比較會出現不同於原唱的版本(我指的是大的差異, 而不只是編曲改一下而已) 反觀國內這部份就該加油了

原作者 Prince版本


我最喜歡的版本 Sinead O'connor
Sinead這張專輯曲風是比較另類的, 但相較之下這首Nothing Compares 2 U 反而通俗了起來, 再聽一次還是喜歡這個唱到人心裡去的版本 it's been seven hours and fifteen days since u took your love away i go out every night and sleep all day since u took your love away since u been gone i can do whatever i want i can see whomever i choose i can eat my dinner in a fancy restaurant but nothing i said nothing can take away these blues `cause nothing compares nothing compares 2 u it's been so lonely without u here like a bird without a song nothing can stop these lonely tears from falling tell me baby where did i go wrong i could put my arms around every boy i see but they'd only remind me of you i went to the doctor n'guess what he told me guess what he told me he said girl u better try to have fun no matter what u do but he's a fool `cause nothing compares nothing compares 2 u all the flowers that u planted mama in the back yard all died when u went away i know that living with u baby was sometimes hard but i'm willing to give it another try nothing compares nothing compares 2 u nothing compares nothing compares 2 u nothing compares nothing compares 2 u